White County Middle School

Roll of Thunder

Ch. 1-4 Study Questions

posted Sep 26, 2016, 8:57 AM by Caroline Bishop [ updated Sep 26, 2016, 9:18 AM ]

On Tuesday students will take a quiz over Ch. 1-4 of Roll of Thunder, Hear My Cry. The quiz is 10 questions long, and all questions are multiple choice. Below are some sample questions that will help students prepare for the quiz.

1. What happened to the Berrys?

2. Who was Jeremy?

3. Why did Cassie and Little Man refuse to take their readers?

4. What did Mr. Morrison tell the Logans about his past?

5. Why didn't Papa want the children to go to the Wallaces' store?

6. What was the problem with the Jefferson Davis school bus?

7. How did Mama and Big Ma react to the news of the stuck bus?

8. Why were the night men actually out the night Cassie saw them?

9. What did Mama do when she found out that the children had been at the Wallaces' store?

10. Why did Mama try to convince Mr. Turner to stop shopping at the Wallaces' store?

11. Know the definition of the following words: undaunted, amiably, ridiculed, loitering, indignant, concession, admonished.